They saw a child in a world of his own.. I see the brightest ray of sunshine.They saw a child who may never speak.. I see a gift in which there are no words.They saw a child with limited possibility.. I see a child, my child who can soar past the heavens."
Much has happened since the first adoption. Braxton started into the Birth to Three
Program at the age of 6 months old. He was also diagnosed with Autism in 2004. We will never know whether He would have been diagnosed with Autism without being shaken or not. This fact caused us much pain. Like other parents, we went through denial and blame. It took a few years to just figure out that it did not matter. What mattered was that he had certain symptoms that needed
treatment. When Braxton was 8, he was very
active and loved to jump on the trampoline, ride on his
scooter, play with trains, read books and look at videos . He played with Sarita and loved pulling her around in the wagon. Braxton is very bright and figures things out. He loves to tease and has a good sense of humor. He always has a brilliant smile. He likes music and art. At school, he likes to do the
recycling. He also likes to help me cook. He has learned to set a beautiful table with complete set of silverware in the proper place. When eating at grandma's house, after dinner, he serves the dessert to everyone, before getting his own. My little 'gift' spoke his first word after he turned 7 years old. Recently, I heard "I love you" for the first time. He still has a long ways to go in speech, but is
learning . He is making much progress. He read me a story when he turned 8 years old. I thought it was so precious, even though I hardly understood him.
At this time (2012), he is a great reader and he excels in math. He makes attempts to play basketball and likes to run. He is in middle school and we are going to try him out for track as he loves to run. His favorite things are his DVD's and watching Nick Jr. on tv and on computer, he also likes Nick Jr.
